Medications that can raise blood sugar as a side effect

Medication that can raise blood sugar in a person with diabetes include:

• Barbiturates.
• Thiazide diuretics.
• Corticosteroids.
• Birth control pills (oral contraceptives), and progesterone.
• Catecholamines.
• Decongestants that contain beta-adrenergic agents, such as pseudoephedrine.
• The B vitamin niacin. The risk of high blood sugar from niacin decreases after you have taken it for a few months.
• The antipsychotic medication olanzapine (Zyprexa).